A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s bid to toss out his disorderly conduct conviction.

Craig was arrested in June 2007 in a Minneapolis airport bathroom stall by an undercover officer who said the senator solicited sex by using a series of hand and foot gestures. Craig had claimed that he had accidentally kicked to officer's foot because he has a "wide stance" when using the toilet.

He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and paid a fine, but changed his mind when he realized he had committed career suicide by implicitly confessing to soliciting anonymous gay sex in a public bathroom. Craig insisted he was innocent, but the case effectively ended his political career.

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Craig’s attorney argued before the appeals court this September that there was insufficient evidence for any judge to find him guilty. Prosecutors said his guilty plea should stand.